Eating disorder symptoms in former female college gymnasts: Relations with body composition

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 840-843

  O'Connor, Patrick J ^a   Lewis, Richard D ^b   Kirchner, Elisabeth M ^b   Cook, Dane B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aging; body dissatisfaction; body fat; body image; body weight; eating disorder symptoms; female athletes; gymnastics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; BULIMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0029806432     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/64.6.840     Document Type: Article

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